Laghu YOGA VASISHTHA - HolyBooks.com

LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
trying to dive into the cause of all these
occurrences, he concluded that his beloved son was
dead. With the flaming anger of Rudra riding on
his bull, he began to vent his whole anger against
Yama and began to curse him, in order to destroy
him, on account of the premature death of his son
caused by the latter. At which, Yama quailed with
fear and having assumed a body composed of the
five elements, appeared before the disconsolate
Bhrigu with six faces, six hands, blade, noose,
pendants and the diamond- hiked armour of
protection and surrounded by his enormous hosts.
Then this All-devourer, in order to explain the real
situation to the Muni, softly addressed him thus
„We who are only administering the laws of Iswara
will not but extol you who have immeasurable and
noble Tapas. Therefore it is not meet that you
should spoil your all-full Tapas through your dire
anger. Even the fire at the period of Pralaya, will
not consume me, much less your words. Indeed
many are the Rudras and the large lotus-eyed
Vishnus that fell a prey to me, having been
enmeshed in the snares of Samsara. There is none
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